Person · Male
George Whitefield Chadwick
- From
- Lowell, United States
- Active
- 1854–1931
- Releases
- 14
- classical
About
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.
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His works included several operas, three symphonies, five string quartets, tone poems, incidental music, songs and choral anthems. Along with a group of other composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Chadwick was one of those responsible for the first significant body of concert music by composers from the United States.
Discography
Albums
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String Quartets nos. 4 & 5
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String Quartet no. 3 / Quintet for Piano and Strings
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String Quartets no. 1 & 2
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Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches / MacDowell: Suite for Large Orchestra / Peter: Sinfonia in G
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Chadwick: Symphony no. 3 / Barber: Two Orchestral Excerpts from "Vanessa" / Music for a Scene from Shelley / Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
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Tam O'Shanter / Melpomene Overture / Symphonic Sketches
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Symphony no. 2 / Symphonic Sketches
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Thompson: Symphony no. 2 / Chadwick: Rip Van Winkle / Melpomene / Tam O’Shanter
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Aphrodite, Suite Symphonique, Elegy
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Symphonies 2 & 3
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Thalia / Melpomene / Euterpe
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Symphony no. 2 / Symphonic Sketches
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Orchestral Works
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Teacher
Tags
- american composer
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 45bf6031-4a54-4af8-a8aa-b496b1e28f82
- ISNI
- 000000008158479X
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